Archive for January, 2009
Police arrest man driving boom lift at 3 a.m. (AP)
AP – Police knew something wasn’t quite right after they spotted a man driving a piece of construction lift equipment down a street at 3 a.m. on Thursday. The man, who appparently had been drinking, was in the lift bucket of the Genie Boom with an unopened six-pack of beer and a bag of beef jerky when police pulled the vehicle over. He was clocked at 2 mph.
Gluttony and strippers reign at Philly Wing Bowl (AP)
AP – In a gut-busting display of championship eating, a man nicknamed Super Squibb has won Philadelphia’s Wing Bowl by downing 203 chicken wings in about 20 minutes. For his efforts, 23-year-old John Squibb of Berlin, N.J., gets a car, a $7,500 diamond ring and a crown of miniature chickens. And maybe a case of indigestion.
Rescue a mixed blessing for lost hunter (AP)
AP – Being rescued was a mixed blessing for a man who got lost while hunting in Cheboygan County. Howard Keshick became disoriented in Inverness Township in December and called for help on his cell phone. Police and a Coast Guard helicopter braved high winds and blowing snow to locate him.
Boy’s wrapped birthday gift is dad back from Iraq (AP)
AP – Gabriel Hurles’ sixth birthday party wasn’t a surprise, but his present sure was. The kindergartner was so engrossed in the cupcakes his mother brought to his class on Wednesday that he didn’t notice the enormous wrapped box off to the side.
Scrap workers find $128,000 in safe (Reuters)
Reuters – Workers at a steel plant near Berlin found 100,000 euros ($128,500) in a safe that a bank had sent to be scrapped — but they did the decent thing and gave it back.
Sewage yields more gold than top mines (Reuters)
Reuters – Resource-poor Japan just discovered a new source of mineral wealth — sewage.
Sewage yields more gold than top mines (Reuters)
Reuters – Resource-poor Japan just discovered a new source of mineral wealth — sewage.
Blog charts woes of dating Wall Street bankers (Reuters)
Reuters – Their clothing allowance has been halved, they’ve had to fire their personal trainers and their sex lives have tanked.
Blog charts woes of dating Wall Street bankers (Reuters)
Reuters – Their clothing allowance has been halved, they’ve had to fire their personal trainers and their sex lives have tanked.
Shoe monument for man who threw footwear at Bush (Reuters)
Reuters – An Iraqi town has unveiled a giant monument of a shoe in honor of the journalist who threw his footwear at former U.S. President George W. Bush.
